On Thursday November 21 at the "Maxima" big-box store in the Zolitūde neighborhood of Riga, Latvia, the roof collapsed onto shoppers and workers in the store resulting in the deaths of at least 54 people. According to press accounts, the government of Latvia has promised compensation of 10,000 Lats to the families of those killed and 5,000 Lats to those injured. The company Maxima ...

On Thursday November 21 at the "Maxima" big-box store in the Zolitūde neighborhood of Riga, Latvia, the roof collapsed resulting in the deaths of at least 54 people. The Latvian Ev. Luth. Congregation of New York expresses its deepest sympathy to the victims and their families.
A donations page on this site is being created for benefit of the victims. We hope to publish it by Monday. Photo: LETA